Fairport is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,353 people and ten associated neighborhoods, Fairport is the 298th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Fairport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Also of interest is that Fairport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Fairport is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

As is often the case in a small village, Fairport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Fairport, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Fairport is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 53.70% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Fairport in 2022 was $54,724, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,896 for a family of four. However, Fairport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Fairport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fairport residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fairport include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Fairport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.